I went to this weekends kennel club show - here is Shana Show with one of her little papillons who had just won best in breed
I went there specifically because something amazing has happened - mixed breed dogs
can now compete in rally-o and obedience - so mixed breed dogs can now enter the building - the Halifax Kennel Club has been in existence for 70 years and has never allowed a mixed breed dog through it's doors - but this September for the first time, if you meet the qualifications - your mixed breed, neutered dog could come into the room to compete for obedience and walk amongst the hallowed halls of the
Halifax Kennel Club - and that to me is a pardigm shift and really shows something is shifting in the purebred world.
Today when I was there watching the obedience trials - there were no mixed breed dogs competing - but it's only a matter of time before a dog applies and gets in through the doors - the time is coming when a neutered, mixed breed dog is in the room, and heads will turn when that day happens.
There were a lot of very cute purebred dogs there today, that's for sure - but those are not the only types of dogs in this world - I have a 20 year old dog that is still very healthy and she is a mixed breed dog, and I have 2 purebreed dogs that are both CKC registered and they both have a lot of problems
Every part of the dog world has its place in getting a dog - and the pure bred dog world has its place too - responsible dog breeding certainly has a place in the world in dog acquisition - you just have to be really careful when choosing a breeder - it's not like with rescue where you fall in love with a dog - getting a puppy is much less tangible.
In reality it's all a crap shoot either way - you are taking on an individual who is going to grow and change from day to day whether it's a puppy or adult so it's a lifetime committment whether you get a purebred or puppy - and I think it's fabulous that the CKC has recognized that mixed breed dogs do exist and are part of the fabric of Canadian life.
Other posts about previous vists HKC Kennel Club Shows
http://dogkisser.blogspot.com/2011/02/visit-to-todays-halifax-kennel-club.html
http://dogkisser.blogspot.com/2009/09/halifax-kennel-club-show-today.html
http://dogkisser.blogspot.com/2009/09/day-2-at-halifax-kennel-club-show.html
http://dogkisser.blogspot.com/2008/02/todays-halifax-kennel-club-show.html
http://dogkisser.blogspot.com/2007/02/lots-of-interesting-stuff-at-todays.html
http://dogkisser.blogspot.ca/2006/09/halifax-kennel-club-show-is-this.html
I too was at the show today watching the Rally-O and hoping to see a mixed breed compete. I think it's a wonderful thing that they are now accepted at the shows. I was really disappointed that there were no mixed breeds competing. I think the kennel club needs to do more to draw mixed breeds to the shows. I have heard so many people complain about mixed breeds not being able to compete I would have thought someone would have jumped at the chance to be in the ring. I think the time is right for mixed breeds to infuse some new energy and excitement into the dog show world.
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